Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS,  is an independent consultant specializing in hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center coding, billing, reimbursement, and operations.  She has over 20 years of experience in publishing, training, and auditing for the hospital outpatient and freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) markets.  Ms. Jones has earned both the Registered Health Information Administrator and Certified Coding Specialist credentials from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in Chicago, IL. 

Since 2000, Ms. Jones has written a monthly “modifier” column for the “Briefings on APCs” newsletter (HCPro, Marblehead, MA).  In 2001, LMJCS developed and launched distance learning coding training programs at

.  In 2002, Ms. Jones served as the Editor and Co-Author of the comprehensive Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies book (available on CD-ROM from the American Health Information Management Association, Chicago, IL).  In 2002, she wrote the book The Modifier Clinic: A Guide to Hospital Outpatient Issues (published by HCPro, Marblehead, MA). 

In 2003, Ms. Jones wrote a training course and reference manual titled “HIPAA Impact on Medical Coding: ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, Dental, and Drugs.”  She is also involved with advising The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, about the transaction standards and code set requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 

Ms. Jones resides in Fort Washington, Maryland, and she has developed six (6) specialty manuals for freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) as well as comprehensive manuals ambulatory payment classification (APC) training programs, such as: APC Institute: Outpatient Compliance Action Plan, APC Institute: Billing and Reimbursement Update, APC Institute: Impact on Emergency Room Service, APC Institute: Clinical Documentation Strategies, and APC Institute: Coding Guidelines for Hospitals.

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